Monthly Archives: February 2016

Politicians almost invariably preface their arguments about asylum seekers with a characterisation of the host country being a generous nation with a long tradition of hospitality and tolerance towards foreigners who are in need of care and protection. The effect … Continue reading →

A plan to move a family of asylum seekers into a vacant Kearsley property has been scrapped after “as a result of intimidation” in the nearby community. Hundreds of people packed into Trinity Church in Farnworth for a fiery Kearsley … Continue reading →

Having a quick look at our statistics and find that the section 4 team average to give a final decision (positive or negative) on an application is 20 days. For section 95 applications, however, clients are waiting an average of 58 … Continue reading →

Reminder to all service users and referrers. ASHA will be closed for the week beginning 29 February 2016. We will also be closed on Thursday 17 March 2016 and between 28 March 2016 to 1 April 2016. There will be … Continue reading →

Once, Britain’s asylum-seekers could live where they pleased, but since 1999 they have been sent to a few places, mostly on Britain’s margins. These districts tend to be poor: Middlesbrough, which has the country’s highest number of asylum-seekers per person, … Continue reading →